Man&#39;s neckwear



April 14, 1931. B. G. HODGES 1,800,729

MAN S NECKWEAR Filed May 31, 1950' ff f5 f ZZ- /2 5f Z6 275/1,

Patented Apr. 14, 1931" nunensse. nonans,l or BosToN, MASSACHUSETTS me:momma ppm-ation med nay s1,

This invention 'relates to mens neckwear,

' and pertains more particularly to improvements in bow ties of themade-up type in which the tie is shaped and arranged for wear before itis applied to the wearers neck.

A principal object of the invention is to provide a simple ,andinexpensive yet durable and attractive tie of the aforesaid type, inwhich the bow element may be' rearranged l0 at the pleasure of thewearerselectively to `display any one of two or more, preferably four,fabric faces at the front of the tie, and in which said bow element issecurely aiiixed in its desired position against accidentaldisplacement. or distortion.

Further objects are to provide a tie having a pair of reversible bowmembers, as above indicated, and a centraldoop or strap member which isalso reversible and which is detachably fastened about the bow members;to provide fastening means assing through the throats of the bow meme'rs and preferably also through the ends of the retaining loop, tosecure said members against relative displacement; lto provide simplemeans for connecting the assembled tie to a neckband of common form, andin generalto improve the construction of bow ties of this class and toproduce a t'ie which has unusually long life, which always looks cleanand neat, and which is easily and quickly rearranged when necessary andapplied or removed from the neck of the wearer.

Recommended embodiments of my invention are illustrated in theaccompanying drawings in which:

Fig. 1 is a front view of the assembled bow; Fig. 2 is a rear viewthereof; Fig. 3 is a face view to smaller scale of a form of separablebow member which may be employed in forming the improved bow;

Fig. 4 is a face view of the retaining loop; Fig. 5 is an edge'view of apair of super- @5 posed bow members such asshown in Fig. 3,

illustrating the mannerin which the encircling band is applied thereto;

Fig. 6 is a view similar to Fig. 5 showing the band in attachedposition;

te Fig. 7 il a face view o f an optional form 1930. Serial No. 457,868.

of b ow element which may be used in making up the tie of Figs. 1 and 2;

Fig. 8 is a composite view of a recommended form of fastening means; and

-Fig. 9 is a composite view of a modified 55 form of fastening. v

- The bow element shown in the particular embodiment of the inventionchosen for the purpose of illustration in Figs. 1 to 6 inclusive,comprises a pair of separable members ll and 1 2, each preferably havinga Eller 13 of flexible reinforcing material such as treated paper or thelike and a `fabric covering of silk or other appropriate material inplain colors or of any desired ornamentation or design. The silk coverinof each member preferably 'consists of a single piece of material foldedlen Vhwise over the opposite ends of the reinforcing sheet 13 andstitched as at 14 (Fig. 3) at the center or throat portion of the bow,the longitudinal margins of the covering material having seams extendingalong the upper/and lower edges of the reinforce ment, as indicated atl5 (Figs. 5 and 6). It isl thus apparent that the wings of the bow'members present front and back surfaces of the same external appearance,so that either face of either member may selectively be einployed at thefront of the bow and 1t is also obvious that th'e four display aces thusprovided may be of different color or pattern if desired. i

The throat portions 16 of the bow members 11 and 12 have centralapertures preferably reinforced by eyelets 17. A retainin loop or strap18 having a silk covering whic may be of the same material as the bowcovering, and which is a-lso preferably reversible, 1s arranged toencircle the throat portions 16 of the superposed bow members 1l and 12.One end of this loop preferably has an eyeleted opening 19 and anelastic strip 20 may be securedtransversely at the opposite end of theband by an eyelet 21.

' In a modified form of my tie, I may employ a bow elementsuch asillustrated in Fig. 7, which shows a series of connected or integral bowmembers constituting a continuous strip so that the strip may be foldedinto thirds on the broken lines 22 with either face of either 100 edstrip of Fig. 7 provides a 35 element .is passed through properrelation,

of the end bows 23 or 24 presented at the front. The throat ortions 25of the three ybow members are tus brought into super.-

posed juxtaposition, and said portions pref-y 5 erably have eyeletedopenings 2.6 registering with each other when the bow members are thussuperposed. This optional form of bow elementis arranged and mountedsubstantially in thelsame mannen as the bow element comprising theseparable members 11 and 12, as now to be described but it is obviousthe foldthree-ply bow with folds at its opposite ends, instead of thedouble thickness, free-edged larrangement shown in Figs. 5 and 6.

The superposed bow members are preferably connected together by suitablefastenh the e eleted opening means assing throng ings at thelr throatportlons an through the eyelets 19 and 21 of the loop 18. The fasteningmeans ma comprise a staple fastener 27 (Fig. 8) whic is passed throughsaid openings and has its prongs bent outwardly over a slotted washer28. Fig. 9 shows another optional form of fastening comprisin a socketmember 29 and a screw 30 threa 'ng therein. It is apparent that otherform-s of separable or other fasteners may be em loyed for 'attachingthe central portions of t e bow members to the retaining loop, therebyto prevent relative displacement of said elements.

In assembling the parts of the bow, the bow makers are superposed andthe fastening openin s thereof from the front of the bow; the eye et atone end of the loop 18, for example the eyelet 19, is then slipped overthe prongs of the fastener 27 (in case a staple lfastener is used); theopposite-end of the loop with its transverse stri 20 is passed aroundthe throat portions o and its eyeleted opening 21is received upon thefastener prongs, asindicated in Figs. 5 and 6. yThe several elements ofthe bow are thus quickly and easily assembled and secured in the head-ofthe fastener 27 by the front portion of the reversible loo 18. In casethe fastener of Fig. 9 is use it will be apparent that the part 29 isinserted through the openings in the bow members, the loop 18 is turnedaround the bows, and the screw 30 is then fitted through the registeringloop'openings andl into the socket 29.

The elastic band 20 may have rings 31 at its opposite ends, so that theassembled bow may be held in position by a neck band 32 of commonconstruction having end hooks being concealed ,33 detachably engagingrespective rings.

Other suitable securing means may ployed, however, to support the bowv1n prop:

be emer position.

66 It is thus apparent that I have provided a of my invention as theregisteringthe bow mem-l bers and over the head of the fastener,

moonen made-up bow which is simple and economical to manufacture, easyto assemblev and -ref arrange in the desired manner, attractive inappearance,l and extremely durable in use owmg to the exchan eability ofits bow members and the reversi above descrlbed permit any one of thefour sides of the bow members to be selectively and successively exposedat the front of the bow; 'and that the throat loop, which is less likelyto be wrinkled or soile has two similar sides which may be alternativelyturned outwardly. The life of the improved bow tie is consequentlyrolongedfar beyond the useful life of an or inary made-up bow; and apleasing appearance at all time is ensured. -While a tie constructed asherein illustrated and described` is particularly adapted to satisfy thepurposes of this invention, it will vbe understood that details ofstructure and arrangement may be varied to suit particular purposeswithout de arting from the spirit efined in the following claims.

I claim: 1. A bow tie comprisin bow members arranged in superposed reation with either side of either member selectively disposed at thefront of the tie, the central portions of said members having e eletedopenings, fastening means passing t rough said openings, and a loopmember surrounding said central portions havin receiving said asteningmeans, so that said members are secured a ainst relative displacement,the loop memer having eyes for receiving the hooks of a neckband forholding the tie in position.v l

2. A bow tie comprising a pair of separable bow. members each havingopposite sides of the same general external contour and appearance, sothat either side of either` member may be selectivelyf exposed at thefront of the tie when the two members are superposed, each member havinga throat portion',

member enclrc'ling said throat portions and l ends overlapping at theback of the t1e, and means extending through said.

having its 1930. 1 BURESS G. .HODGES. 1:40

ility of the throat loop.- In -case the exposed face of-the outer bow ofsaid member or.

obvious that the constructions openings at its joined ends a removableand reversible loop-

